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{{Infobox actor
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birthname = Larisa Romanovna Oleynik
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|6|7}}
| birthplace = [[Santa Clara County, California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1993–present
}}
'''Larisa Romanovna Oleynik''' ({{IPA-en|ləˈrɪsə ɵˈleɪnɨk|pron}} born June 7, 1981) is an American [[actor|actress]]. She came to fame in the mid-1990s, after starring in the title role of the popular television series, ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]'', and has also appeared in theatrical films, including ''[[The Baby-Sitters Club (film)|The Baby-Sitters Club]]'' and ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]''. Throughout the 2000s, she has mostly appeared in lower-budget films.<ref>{{cite news|title= Larisa Oleynik finds the secret is to have fun as 'Alex Mack' |publisher= LA Times|date=October 2, 1994|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-02/news/tv-45351_1_alex-mack|accessdate=2010-08-24 | first=N.F. | last=Mendoza}}</ref>
During her period as a teen idol, Oleynik was described as "one of America's favorite 15-year-olds"<ref name="favor">{{cite web|title=Larisa Online|work=Larisa Oleynik just wants to have fun|url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article17.htm|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070227140200/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article17.htm|archivedate=2007-02-27|accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> and "the proverbial girl next door".<ref name="aura">{{cite web|title=Larisa Online|work=Her Typical Teen Aura (Published in USA Today on August 4, 1995)|author=Jefferson Graham| url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article2.htm| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050311220733/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article2.htm| archivedate=2005-03-11|accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title= Rockin' Role|work= Sun Sentinel|date=|url= http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1999-05-25/lifestyle/9905240477_1_alex-mack-3rd-rock-alissa|accessdate=2010-11-09}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Oleynik was born in [[Santa Clara County, California]], the child of Lorraine ([[married and maiden names|née]] Allen), a former [[nurse]], and Roman Oleynik, an [[anesthesiologist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Larisa-Oleynik.html |title=Larisa Oleynik Biography (1981-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-08}}</ref> Her father's family is [[Russia]]n (although "Oliynyk" ("Oleynik") is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] surname)<ref name="Russian">{{cite web | title=Larisa Online | work=PEOPLE Online Hosts Larisa Oleynik--May 29, 1997 | url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Chat1.htm | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020323013256/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Chat1.htm | archivedate=2002-03-23 | accessdate=April 14, 2006 }}</ref> and she was raised in the [[Russian Orthodox]] religion.<ref name="religion">{{cite web | title=Larisa Oline | work=LARISA OLEYNIK; NOVEMBER 13, 1998 | url=http://www.larisa.com/attic/cs/lochat19981113.htm | accessdate=April 14, 2006 }}</ref> Oleynik grew up in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] and began acting in a regional production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', after seeing an audition ad in a newspaper when she was eight years old. After appearing in the musical, she contacted an agent and began taking acting lessons. But despite the success in her role as Alex Mack, Oleynik decided to attend college.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070323021000/http://www.themovieinsider.com/celebrities/cid/140/Larisa_Oleynik Larisa Oleynik Celebrity Interview for Bringing Rain (2003) at The Movie Insider<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Oleynik attended [[Pinewood School, Los Altos|Pinewood School]] and later [[Sarah Lawrence College]], describing the latter as "the best decision I’ve made",<ref name="college">{{cite web|title=Celebrity Spotlight: Larisa Oleynik|work=Girls' Life Magazine|last=Davis|first=Jasmen|url=http://www.girlslife.com/aug04/celebspotlightlarisa.php|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060424073007/http://www.girlslife.com/aug04/celebspotlightlarisa.php|archivedate=2006-04-24|accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> and graduated in 2004.
==Career==
Oleynik began her screen acting career at age 12, in a 1993 episode of the television series ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''; the same year, she also appeared in the made-for-television film, ''River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene'' and was subsequently cast in the lead role of the series ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]'', playing a teenage girl who receives [[telekinetic]] powers as the result of an accident. The series ran on [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] from 1994 to 1998 and was one of the network's top three most watched shows,<ref name="aura"/> becoming a favorite among teen audiences and turning Oleynik into a teen idol.
She made a cameo on ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]'' during this time, being a nurse at the beginning of the episode ''Dance Fever''.<ref name="idol">{{cite web|title=Larisa Online| work=Big Mack Attack|author=Judith Maitland|url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article5.htm|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050311222117/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article5.htm|archivedate=2005-03-11| accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> Also, during ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'''s run, she played one of the lead characters in the 1995 feature film, ''[[The Baby-Sitters Club (film)|The Baby-Sitters Club]]'' (opposite [[Rachael Leigh Cook]] and [[Schuyler Fisk]]), appeared in several episodes of ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', wrote an advice column for ''[[Tiger Beat]]'' magazine,<ref name="Russian"/> and was involved in ''Nickelodeon's Big Help'' charity, ''Hands Across Communication'', ''[[Surfrider Foundation]]'' and the ''Starlight Foundation''.<ref name="Russian" /> She has commented that she stayed "grounded" during her period as a teen star, mainly through the help of a "strong network of people" that she is close to.<ref name="friends">{{cite web | title=Larisa Online | work=A World Of Her Own (Published in TV Guide in October 1996)| author=By Vicki Jo Radovsky | url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article3.htm | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050311221340/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article3.htm | archivedate=2005-03-11 | accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> Oleynik also played as [[Tommy Solomon (3rd Rock from the Sun)|Tommy's]] recurring girlfriend [[Alissa Strudwick]] in multiple episodes of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''.
After ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' ended its run, Oleynik had a starring role in the film ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]'', a teen comedy also starring [[Julia Stiles]], [[Andrew Keegan]], [[Heath Ledger]], and [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]]. The film was released in April 1999 and did fairly well at the box office, grossing a total of $38 million domestically.<ref name="gross">{{cite web | title=The Numbers.com | work=10 Things I Hate about You | url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/10HAT.html | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060508171333/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/10HAT.html | archivedate=2006-05-08 | accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> In 1999–2000, Oleynik appeared in fourteen episodes of the [[NBC]] series ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' (alongside Gordon-Levitt). The same year, she appeared in two [[independent film]]s: ''[[100 Girls]]'' (opposite [[Emmanuelle Chriqui]], [[Katherine Heigl]] and [[Jonathan Tucker]]) and ''A Time for Dancing'' (opposite [[Shiri Appleby]]); neither film received a theatrical release in the United States. She has appeared in ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' as [[Reese Wilkerson|Reese's]] lesbian army buddy, who developed a crush on his mom, [[Lois Wilkerson|Lois]]. Next, Oleynik had a supporting role in the film ''[[An American Rhapsody]]'', which received a limited release in August 2001, and appeared in ''Bringing Rain'', a low-budget film.
Oleynik was cast in a supporting role in the series ''[[Pepper Dennis]]'', which began airing on [[The WB]] in April 2006, but was not picked up by The WB's successor, [[The CW Television Network|The CW]]. In March 2008, Oleynik guest-starred in episode 13 of ''[[Aliens in America]]''. Coincidentally, ''Aliens in America'' also starred [[Lindsey Shaw]], who would go on to play Julia Stiles' role in the TV version of ''[[10 Things I Hate About You (TV series)|10 Things I Hate About You]]''. Meanwhile, [[Meaghan Jette Martin]], would play Oleynik's role as Shaw's sister on the TV series. In January 2011, [[CBS]] announced Oleynik would be joining the cast of [[Hawaii Five-0]] as ex-CIA analyst Jessica Kaye.<ref>{{cite web | name="cbs.com" | title=Hawaii Five-0 Adds Cast Member | url=http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/list/143747.page |accessdate=January 20, 2011}}</ref>
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1993
|''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''
|Susie
|Episode: "[[List_of_Dr._Quinn,_Medicine_Woman_episodes#Season_1:_1993|Heroes]]"
|-
|1993
|''River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene''
|Gail Keene
|TV movie
|-
|1993
|''{{sortname|The|Adventures of Pete & Pete}}''
|Nurse
|Episode: "[[List_of_The_Adventures_of_Pete_%26_Pete_episodes#Season_Three_.281995-1996.29|Dance Fever]]"
|-
|1994-1998
|''{{sortname|The|Secret World of Alex Mack}}''
|Alex Mack
|75 episodes
|-
|1995
|''{{sortname|The|Baby-Sitters Club|The Baby-Sitters Club (film)}}
|Dawn Schafer
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Boy Meets World]]''
|Dana Pruitt
|Episode: "[[List_of_Boy_Meets_World_episodes#Season_3:_1995-1996|The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]"<Br>Episode: "[[List_of_Boy_Meets_World_episodes#Season_3:_1995-1996|Stormy Weather]]"
|-
|1998
|''[[Boy Meets World]]''
|Dana Pruitt
|Episode: "[[List_of_Boy_Meets_World_episodes#Season_5:_1997-1998|First Girlfriends' Club]]"
|-
|1998-2000
|''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''
|[[Alissa Strudwick]]
|21 episodes
|-
|1999
|''{{sortname|10|Things I Hate About You|10 Things I Hate About You (film)}}
|Bianca Stratford
|
|-
|2000
|''{{sortname|A|Time for Dancing}}''
|Juliana 'Jules' Michaels
|
|-
|2000
|''{{sortname|100|Girls}}''
|Wendy
|
|-
|2001
|''{{sortname|An|American Rhapsody}}''
|Maria - at 18
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Bringing Rain]]''
|Ori Swords
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''
|Staff Sergeant Abby Tucker
|Episode: "[[Army Buddy]]"
|-
|2006
|''[[Pepper Dennis]]''
|Brianna
|TV series
|-
|2006
|''[[Pope Dreams]]''
|Maggie Venable
|
|-
|2007
|''Relative Obscurity''
|Claire
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Aliens in America]]''
|Zoe
|Episode: "[[Aliens_in_America#Episodes|Community Theater]]"
|-
|2008
|''Broken Windows''
|Sara
|
|-
|2008
|''Together Again for the First Time''
|Brenda
|Video
|-
|2009
|''I Have It''
|Emily
|Short film
|-
|2009
|''[[Without a Trace]]''
|Liza Miller
|Episode: "[[Without_a_Trace_(season_7)|Voir Dire]]"
|-
|2009
|''[[Psych]]''
|Willow Gimbley
|Episode: "[[Psych_(season_4)|Let's Get Hairy]]"
|-
|2010
|''Backyard Wedding''
|Renee
|TV movie
|-
|2010
|''[[Mad Men]]''
|Cynthia Baxter
|Episode: "[[Chinese Wall (Mad Men)|Chinese Wall]]"
|-
|2011
|''[[Hawaii Five-0]]''
|Jessica Kaye
|TBA
|}
==References==
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{{Infobox actor
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birthname = Larisa Romanovna Oleynik
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|6|7}}
| birthplace = [[Santa Clara County, California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1993–present
}}
'''Larisa Romanovna Oleynik''' ({{IPA-en|ləˈrɪsə ɵˈleɪnɨk|pron}} born June 7, 1981) is an American [[actor|actress]]. She came to fame in the mid-1990s, after starring in the title role of the popular television series, ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]'', and has also appeared in theatrical films, including ''[[The Baby-Sitters Club (film)|The Baby-Sitters Club]]'' and ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]''. Throughout the 2000s, she has mostly appeared in lower-budget films.<ref>{{cite news|title= Larisa Oleynik finds the secret is to have fun as 'Alex Mack' |publisher= LA Times|date=October 2, 1994|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-02/news/tv-45351_1_alex-mack|accessdate=2010-08-24 | first=N.F. | last=Mendoza}}</ref>
During her period as a teen idol, Oleynik was described as "one of America's favorite 15-year-olds"<ref name="favor">{{cite web|title=Larisa Online|work=Larisa Oleynik just wants to have fun|url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article17.htm|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070227140200/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article17.htm|archivedate=2007-02-27|accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> and "the proverbial girl next door".<ref name="aura">{{cite web|title=Larisa Online|work=Her Typical Teen Aura (Published in USA Today on August 4, 1995)|author=Jefferson Graham| url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article2.htm| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050311220733/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article2.htm| archivedate=2005-03-11|accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title= Rockin' Role|work= Sun Sentinel|date=|url= http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1999-05-25/lifestyle/9905240477_1_alex-mack-3rd-rock-alissa|accessdate=2010-11-09}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Oleynik was born in [[Santa Clara County, California]], the child of Lorraine ([[married and maiden names|née]] Allen), a former [[nurse]], and Roman Oleynik, an [[anesthesiologist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Larisa-Oleynik.html |title=Larisa Oleynik Biography (1981-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-08}}</ref> Her father's family is [[Russia]]n (although "Oliynyk" ("Oleynik") is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] surname)<ref name="Russian">{{cite web | title=Larisa Online | work=PEOPLE Online Hosts Larisa Oleynik--May 29, 1997 | url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Chat1.htm | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020323013256/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Chat1.htm | archivedate=2002-03-23 | accessdate=April 14, 2006 }}</ref> and she was raised in the [[Russian Orthodox]] religion.<ref name="religion">{{cite web | title=Larisa Oline | work=LARISA OLEYNIK; NOVEMBER 13, 1998 | url=http://www.larisa.com/attic/cs/lochat19981113.htm | accessdate=April 14, 2006 }}</ref> Oleynik grew up in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] and began acting in a regional production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', after seeing an audition ad in a newspaper when she was eight years old. After appearing in the musical, she contacted an agent and began taking acting lessons. But despite the success in her role as Alex Mack, Oleynik decided to attend college.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070323021000/http://www.themovieinsider.com/celebrities/cid/140/Larisa_Oleynik Larisa Oleynik Celebrity Interview for Bringing Rain (2003) at The Movie Insider<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Oleynik attended [[Pinewood School, Los Altos|Pinewood School]] and later [[Sarah Lawrence College]], describing the latter as "the best decision I’ve made",<ref name="college">{{cite web|title=Celebrity Spotlight: Larisa Oleynik|work=Girls' Life Magazine|last=Davis|first=Jasmen|url=http://www.girlslife.com/aug04/celebspotlightlarisa.php|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060424073007/http://www.girlslife.com/aug04/celebspotlightlarisa.php|archivedate=2006-04-24|accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> and graduated in 2004.
==Career==
Oleynik began her screen acting career at age 12, in a 1993 episode of the television series ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''; the same year, she also appeared in the made-for-television film, ''River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene'' and was subsequently cast in the lead role of the series ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]'', playing a teenage girl who receives [[telekinetic]] powers as the result of an accident. The series ran on [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] from 1994 to 1998 and was one of the network's top three most watched shows,<ref name="aura"/> becoming a favorite among teen audiences and turning Oleynik into a teen idol.
She made a cameo on ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]'' during this time, being a nurse at the beginning of the episode ''Dance Fever''.<ref name="idol">{{cite web|title=Larisa Online| work=Big Mack Attack|author=Judith Maitland|url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article5.htm|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050311222117/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article5.htm|archivedate=2005-03-11| accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> Also, during ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'''s run, she played one of the lead characters in the 1995 feature film, ''[[The Baby-Sitters Club (film)|The Baby-Sitters Club]]'' (opposite [[Rachael Leigh Cook]] and [[Schuyler Fisk]]), appeared in several episodes of ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', wrote an advice column for ''[[Tiger Beat]]'' magazine,<ref name="Russian"/> and was involved in ''Nickelodeon's Big Help'' charity, ''Hands Across Communication'', ''[[Surfrider Foundation]]'' and the ''Starlight Foundation''.<ref name="Russian" /> She has commented that she stayed "grounded" during her period as a teen star, mainly through the help of a "strong network of people" that she is close to.<ref name="friends">{{cite web | title=Larisa Online | work=A World Of Her Own (Published in TV Guide in October 1996)| author=By Vicki Jo Radovsky | url=http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article3.htm | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050311221340/http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article3.htm | archivedate=2005-03-11 | accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> Oleynik also played as [[Tommy Solomon (3rd Rock from the Sun)|Tommy's]] recurring girlfriend [[Alissa Strudwick]] in multiple episodes of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''.
After ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' ended its run, Oleynik had a starring role in the film ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]'', a teen comedy also starring [[Julia Stiles]], [[Andrew Keegan]], [[Heath Ledger]], and [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]]. The film was released in April 1999 and did fairly well at the box office, grossing a total of $38 million domestically.<ref name="gross">{{cite web | title=The Numbers.com | work=10 Things I Hate about You | url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/10HAT.html | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060508171333/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/10HAT.html | archivedate=2006-05-08 | accessdate=April 14, 2006}}</ref> In 1999–2000, Oleynik appeared in fourteen episodes of the [[NBC]] series ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' (alongside Gordon-Levitt). The same year, she appeared in two [[independent film]]s: ''[[100 Girls]]'' (opposite [[Emmanuelle Chriqui]], [[Katherine Heigl]] and [[Jonathan Tucker]]) and ''A Time for Dancing'' (opposite [[Shiri Appleby]]); neither film received a theatrical release in the United States. She has appeared in ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' as [[Reese Wilkerson|Reese's]] lesbian army buddy, who developed a crush on his mom, [[Lois Wilkerson|Lois]]. Next, Oleynik had a supporting role in the film ''[[An American Rhapsody]]'', which received a limited release in August 2001, and appeared in ''Bringing Rain'', a low-budget film.
Oleynik was cast in a supporting role in the series ''[[Pepper Dennis]]'', which began airing on [[The WB]] in April 2006, but was not picked up by The WB's successor, [[The CW Television Network|The CW]]. In March 2008, Oleynik guest-starred in episode 13 of ''[[Aliens in America]]''. Coincidentally, ''Aliens in America'' also starred [[Lindsey Shaw]], who would go on to play Julia Stiles' role in the TV version of ''[[10 Things I Hate About You (TV series)|10 Things I Hate About You]]''. Meanwhile, [[Meaghan Jette Martin]], would play Oleynik's role as Shaw's sister on the TV series. In January 2011, [[CBS]] announced Oleynik would be joining the cast of [[Hawaii Five-0]] as ex-[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] analyst Jessica Kaye.<ref>{{cite web | name="cbs.com" | title=Hawaii Five-0 Adds Cast Member | url=http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/list/143747.page |accessdate=January 20, 2011}}</ref>
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1993
|''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''
|Susie
|Episode: "[[List_of_Dr._Quinn,_Medicine_Woman_episodes#Season_1:_1993|Heroes]]"
|-
|1993
|''River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene''
|Gail Keene
|TV movie
|-
|1993
|''{{sortname|The|Adventures of Pete & Pete}}''
|Nurse
|Episode: "[[List_of_The_Adventures_of_Pete_%26_Pete_episodes#Season_Three_.281995-1996.29|Dance Fever]]"
|-
|1994-1998
|''{{sortname|The|Secret World of Alex Mack}}''
|Alex Mack
|75 episodes
|-
|1995
|''{{sortname|The|Baby-Sitters Club|The Baby-Sitters Club (film)}}
|Dawn Schafer
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Boy Meets World]]''
|Dana Pruitt
|Episode: "[[List_of_Boy_Meets_World_episodes#Season_3:_1995-1996|The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]"<Br>Episode: "[[List_of_Boy_Meets_World_episodes#Season_3:_1995-1996|Stormy Weather]]"
|-
|1998
|''[[Boy Meets World]]''
|Dana Pruitt
|Episode: "[[List_of_Boy_Meets_World_episodes#Season_5:_1997-1998|First Girlfriends' Club]]"
|-
|1998-2000
|''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''
|[[Alissa Strudwick]]
|21 episodes
|-
|1999
|''{{sortname|10|Things I Hate About You|10 Things I Hate About You (film)}}
|Bianca Stratford
|
|-
|2000
|''{{sortname|A|Time for Dancing}}''
|Juliana 'Jules' Michaels
|
|-
|2000
|''{{sortname|100|Girls}}''
|Wendy
|
|-
|2001
|''{{sortname|An|American Rhapsody}}''
|Maria - at 18
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Bringing Rain]]''
|Ori Swords
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''
|Staff Sergeant Abby Tucker
|Episode: "[[Army Buddy]]"
|-
|2006
|''[[Pepper Dennis]]''
|Brianna
|TV series
|-
|2006
|''[[Pope Dreams]]''
|Maggie Venable
|
|-
|2007
|''Relative Obscurity''
|Claire
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Aliens in America]]''
|Zoe
|Episode: "[[Aliens_in_America#Episodes|Community Theater]]"
|-
|2008
|''Broken Windows''
|Sara
|
|-
|2008
|''Together Again for the First Time''
|Brenda
|Video
|-
|2009
|''I Have It''
|Emily
|Short film
|-
|2009
|''[[Without a Trace]]''
|Liza Miller
|Episode: "[[Without_a_Trace_(season_7)|Voir Dire]]"
|-
|2009
|''[[Psych]]''
|Willow Gimbley
|Episode: "[[Psych_(season_4)|Let's Get Hairy]]"
|-
|2010
|''Backyard Wedding''
|Renee
|TV movie
|-
|2010
|''[[Mad Men]]''
|Cynthia Baxter
|Episode: "[[Chinese Wall (Mad Men)|Chinese Wall]]"
|-
|2011
|''[[Hawaii Five-0]]''
|Jessica Kaye
|TBA
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{IMDB name|0646351}}
* {{tcmdb name|id=144487}}
* {{tvtome person|id=37254}}
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME =Oleynik, Larisa
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| DATE OF BIRTH =June 7, 1981
| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Santa Clara County, California]], U.S.
| DATE OF DEATH =
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oleynik, Larisa}}
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